1936 Spanish General Election
The Popular Front16 February 1936 · The Second Republic · 473 seats, 237 for a majority
Legislative elections were held in Spain on 16 February 1936. At stake were all 473 seats in the unicameral Cortes Generales.
Held in wartime. This election took place while the country was engaged in Spanish Civil War (1936–1939). Conflicts →
Prime Minister before
Manuel Portela Valladares (acting)
PCD
Prime Minister after
Manuel Azaña
IR
Largest force
PSOE
99 of 473 seats
Turnout
73.0%
The result
PSOE
Indalecio Prieto · +40 seats
99
seats
CEDA
José María Gil-Robles · -27 seats
88
seats
IR
Manuel Azaña · +73 seats
87
seats
Republican Union
Diego Martínez Barrio · +37 seats
37
seats
Republican Left of Catalonia
Lluís Companys · +4 seats
21
seats
Party of the Democratic Centre
Manuel Portela · +17 seats
17
seats
124 further seats went to parties and independents outside the main contenders listed above.